Celebrating Community
ComeUnity Ice started at the beginning of the summer and has given a refreshing opportunity for Red Hook youth to refresh the community. They have employed five Red Hook youth, three girls and two boys, over the summer. The girls were the firsts to join the mobile ice cream and ices company and then the boys joined after. They had […]
It is the only 3D printed boat race in the world. It was a hot summer day and many people came to enjoy an array of activities and watch the 3D printed homemade boats compete in the water with views of the Statue of Liberty. There were many 3D printed boat races and then the need for speed race. They […]
Formula E, which is the only all EV race car series, was at the Cruise Terminal in Red Hook for the fifth time with the Statue of Liberty in the background and they were a positive impact with many in the community again. Formula E races in cities all around the world including Mexico City, Jakarta, London, Berlin, Rome and […]
Cafeteria Culture is behind a 2019 award-winning documentary called Microplastic Madness. This movie documents the first Plastic Free Lunch Day, which was led by 56 fifth graders from PS 15. On that day in 2019, students counted 558 fewer plastic items and reduced total lunchtime waste by 99 percent. This year they had pizza, broccoli and oranges all served without […]
PS 676 had after school Family Game Night starting at 3 p.m. on a beautiful afternoon in their school yard. This was the first one that they school organized since before the pandemic. Many parents of the elementary school kids attended the activity filled event. Many parents were also at the harbor science fair earlier in the afternoon. At the […]
PS 15 is a recipient of a 3-year grant from Cycle Kids, an organization that donates bikes to schools to help kids learn how to ride. There are only a handful of schools in New York City that received grants. Cycle Kids donated 10 bikes as well as helmets. Joshua Fox and Ms. Jimenez will be implementing the bike instruction […]
Heeling Soles recently partnered with PS 15 and made a much appreciated donation of brand new sneakers to 23 students. The recipients are part of an after school program called Boys Run Sports and Fashion Club, which was started by phys-ed teacher Joshua Fox. “I wanted to do more than just running, we did running and sports,” Fox said. “Our […]
District 15 elementary schools will be rezoned for kindergarten starting in the 2022-2023 school year. All Red Hook families will be zoned for PS 15 (The Patrick Daly School) kindergarten. PS 676 will not have its kindergarten anymore due to its transitioning into the Harbor Middle School. 676 will add a sixth grade in 2022-2023, which means it will serve […]
The Daily Beast, in an article by their Congressional Reporter Sam Brodey, explained how the Democratic congress has dealt with the failure to pass Build Back Better. Brodey wrote: “Transformational change has taken a backseat to small, hyperlocal wins like new fire stations, rebuilt dams and sewers, improved highways and bridges, better internet, and more vocational programs. Thousands of so-called […]
PS 676 recently had a virtual visit from a professional sailor who will soon set out to be the first African American to sail around the world without stopping. His name is captain Donald Lawson and sailing has been his life passion since he was nine years old. “Sailing has been my life since I was nine,” Captain Lawson said. […]